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May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.14 (+0.63%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed up +3.00 (+0.46%). Sugar prices Thursday finished moderately higher. Strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) boosted sugar futures after the real on Thursday climbed to a...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is up +0.08 (+0.35%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +1.40 (+0.22%). Sugar prices today are slightly higher. Strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) has boosted sugar futures after the real today climbed to a...

A human case of avian influenza in Texas this week has prompted Congress to gather information about risks to public health and agriculture.

Bird flu in cows and goats has raised alarm in the U.S. To date, four people are thought to have caught the virus from cattle, but the risk to the general public is low.

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.10 (-0.45%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed up +3.80 (+0.59%). Sugar prices on Wednesday settled mixed. Better-than-expected sugar production in Thailand weighed on coffee prices Wednesday after Vietnam's Office of the Cane and Sugar...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Wednesday closed up +5.85 (+2.96%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed up +149 (+4.07%). Coffee prices Wednesday rallied sharply for a second day, with arabica posting a 3-1/2 month high and robusta posting a new record high. Concern that excessive dryness in...

Currently, the government categorizes potatoes as a vegetable — but for how long?

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) this morning is down -0.15 (-0.67%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) is up +3.10 (+0.48%). Sugar prices this morning are mixed. Better-than-expected sugar production in Thailand is weighing on coffee prices today after Vietnam's Office of the Cane and...

Arcade and restaurant chain Dave & Buster's rallied on its Q4 report. Cal-Maine Foods jumps on Q3 results despite bird flu outbreak.

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK24 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.40 (-1.76%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK24 ) closed down -8.60 (-1.32%). Sugar prices Tuesday gave up an early advance and posted moderate losses as signs of stronger sugar production in India sparked long liquidation. The...

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Tuesday closed up +5.95 (+3.10%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed up +184 (+5.29%). Coffee prices on Tuesday rallied sharply, with arabica posting a 4-week high and robusta posting a new record high. Coffee prices have carryover support from Monday on concern...